Grain-tally



(No Model.)

J. BEMIS.

GRAIN TALLY.

No. 396,063. Patented Jan. l5, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT JASO BEMIS, OF OVATNNA, MlNNESOTA.

GRANITALLY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,063, dated Januaryl5, 1889.

Application tiled June '7, 1888. Serial No. 276,321. (No modela To allw71 om, it 71mg/ comic/'11,:

Be, it known that l, .Liso-N BEMTs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Owatonna, in the count)Y ot' Steele and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined GrainMeasure and Register; and ido hereby declare the tollowj arm, r', to theouter end ol which is coning to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artl towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in grainregisters or tallies, and has tor its object; to simplify and cheapenand to otherwise improve upon this class ot devices as heretoforeconstructed. The noveltv resides in the peculiar combinations and in theconstruction, arrangement,

and adaptation of parts, all as more tulllv hereinatter described, shownin the aceompanving drawings, and then specilicallv defined in theappended claims.

I provide a simplehand device for keeping account of the number ot'bushels measured or weighedf-one that will not be liable to get out oforder and that is composed ot few parts.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, t'orm a part otthis speciiieation, and in whieh- Figure lV is a side view illustratingmy improvement. Fig. is a central vertical section of the same. Fie: 3is a vertical section on the line .Te :c oi' Fig. l..

Reference being had to the details ot.' the drawings by letter, Adesignates an elevator of an \,7 suitable and well-known construction,and Bis a measure constructed to contain any desired number ol:l bushelsot' grain. This measure is pivoted on a shaft, u, suitabivv journaled inan extension, Y), ot the elevatortrame, and is provided wit-h anopening, Zi', for the grain to enter, and through which itis dischargedwhen the measure is reversed. In one end or head of the measure Iprovide an opening near the opening b and cover the same with glass,mica, or other transparent substance, and through this opening it may beseen when the measure is tilled.

C designates a bag or other receptacle arranged beneath the measure andinto which the grain is discharged therefrom.

D is a sleeve around the measure to keep the opening h therein closedwhile the said measure is in motion and to conduct an)v .seatteringgrain into the bag beneath the same.

Fast on the end ol the shalt d is a cranknected one end ot' a pitman, E,which is guided by a keeper, d, on the extension YI; of theelevator-trame. l'nclosed within a suitableease, F, on theelevator-liralne is the registering mechanism, which is as t'ollows:

G .i2 are indicator-wheels journaled upon a common pivot, y, upon theside ot' the elevator-case, the larger wheel, (l, beingI placed adjacentto the case, as shown.

ll ll'2 are spriiig-actuated dogs which are pivotcd upon a connnonpivot, 7l, at the outer end ot' the pitman E, the opposite end of eachof these dogs being providmfl with a hook, 7F, adapted to engage thenotches upon the reg'- istcring wheels G G2, respectively.

J is a guaw'l-iiange which is secured upon the outer t'acc ot' the wheelG and surrounds the wheel HQ. lhis iange .l is broken away at one ol'its sides, as shown at j. The dog He rests upon the outer tace ot.' theflange during the revolution ot the wheel until it reaches the pointj,when it engages oneot the notches of the wheel.

The teeth of the indicator-wheels are provided with a series ol"numbers, as is common in indicatingdevices oiil this character.

rl`he operation of the device will be readily understood. The measurehaving been iilled, the same is given a one-halt revolution by means ofthe handle upon its side, and, in revolving, the pitman E drawn towardthe measure, carrying with it the dogs H H2, the engagement et' the dogH with the wheel G serving to move the wheel slightly. T he measurebeing now reversed, the pitman E is thrown back and the dog H en gagesthe next suceeeding tooth upon the wheel G, which in turn is movedforward. This operation continues with each filling and emptying of themeasure, so that by observing at any time the nu 1nber upon the toothot' the wheel last acted upon by the dog the number ot times that themeasure has been emptied may be determined. The numbers from l to 10, orfrom l to 100, as the case may be, may be marked upon the teeth of thewheel Gand the higher numbers upon the wheel l?, and, as the flan ge orguard J serves to' prevent the engagement ot the dog Il2 with the teethot' this Wheel excepting once during its revolution, it will be readilyseen that the higher numbers will be automatically recorded.

IVllile I have shown and described a mea-suring device in which buttworegistering Wheels are employed, it will be readily seen that a greaternumber of Wheels may be eniployed if for any reason it should beconsidered desirable, and I do not propose to limit myself in thisapplication to any specified number.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Iletters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the revolving measure, the crank-arm on theshaft thereof, and the pitman connected at one end to said crank-arm andthe other end free of the Wheels or shaft of the registerin gmcchanism,of the notched Wheel having an annular notched iange, the smallernotched Wheel Within said flange, and the spring-actuated dogs on thefree end of said pitman, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the revolving measure, its shaft, the crank-arm onsaid shaft, the notched Wheel provided with a notched flange, thesmaller notched wheel Within said flange, the pitman connected at oneend to said crank-arm, with its other end free of Lsaid wheels and theirshaft, the dogs pivoted to the free end of the pitman on a common pivotand engaging said Wheels, and the springs on a common pivot and bearingone on each ot said dogs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

JASON BEMIS.

Ttnessesz J. A. CoLTER, J. L. HARRINGTON.

